Mausoleum



6. CL KENNEDY.

MAUSOLEUM.

APPLICATION FILED WWI-1,1916.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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V IGEORGECOLVIN KENNEDY, or WATERLOO, IOWA. i

Y s MA sOLEUM.

To all whom it may cone-c "h.

Be it known that I, Gnoiisn Coilvm KEN- NEDY, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident .of Waterloo, Black- 5 hawk'county,"Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mauso- .leums, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toiinprovements in mausoleums, and the ObJGCt of my mprovement istosupply crypts made in knockdown sections arranged for easy assemblage as needed, and inexpensive in construction. *Other objects. will bemore specifically pointed out hereinafter. I The above objectsI have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and cla med, and which are lllustrated 1n the accompanying her of assembledcrypts, some of the 'crypts hav n arts sectioned awa or removed- Fig.2 is a sideelevati0n of the inner side walls on one side J of two assembled and superposed crypts, parts of the cryptsbeing broken away, and the view belngtaken on. thehne 11-7) of said Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a..

cross-section of one .of the'side sections of a crypt, taken intermediate its ends; Fig. 4% is .an'enlarged detall cross-sectlon of-a oint between two superposed .slde sections and terposed floor sections; Fig. a cross SGCtlQIl of a floorplate, taken intermediate ofit's ends; Fig. 61s an outs de end View of v the abuttingsealing fianges on the ends of ad acent side and floor-plates; Fig.7 IS an enlarged detail sectional View of the sealing nacans and moimting foradyacent front end closures and their face-plates. and Fig. 8 is 40 a section of the rear part of a crypt, includside sections 1, like floor and roof or top sec'-' tions .6, front and rear end-closures 14 and 26, and face-plates 25, for covering the front ends of the crypts. I

Each of the like. side sections 1 consists 'of' a plate of suitable material, preferably metal, as cast-iromhaving'at top and Specification of Letters Patent.

drawings, gin which 20 Figure 1 1s a front end elevationof a numte 'ral vertical ribs 2 on each side h Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

Application filed J111y,14,"1916. Serial No. 109,221.

bottom longitudinal horizontally disposed flanges 3 on opposite sides, the flanges. havv mgnbolt-holes at intervals to receive the dQlible-ended headless bolts 5 which, with the nuts 4 at either end secure the side sections 1 tothe floor and top sections or plates 6, the bolts passing through registering holes in the plates 6. The longitudinal edge portions of these top and bottom sections 6 i are inserted between the adjacent like flanges of superposed side-plates, shown in Fig. d," and'if it is desired to form a hermetically sealed joint or joints between these parts, a thin plate of-lead or other suitable sealing material 7 is interposed be tween them, so that under compression the yielding sealing material will closeup all, crevices due to any irregularities of surfaces abutting against such means. v

The top and bottom plates or sections 6 may be flat, but I prefer. to give them an arched form in order to render them very stiff and rigid with a minimumconsumption of material. I have therefore shown these plates medially slopinglyoffset at '8 (see Fig. 6), to furnish a flat middle ralsed part 9 extending longitudinally along, the middle longitudinal line of thecrypt. Another important use is found in this method of construction, in the employment of: the tabular part 9 to support a" casket 28 above the bottom, of the" crypt. In its elevated position, the casket is more accessible. and furthermore, any liquids seeping through the casket will'escape downwardly over the slopin surfaces of the obliquely offset parts 8 ofthe'fioor in a thin layer, which will evaporate more quickly, and be more subject to deodorizing and disinfecting prepara tions introduced into the crypt or left there at the time the casket is deposited there. The plate 9 may be inverted, as shown in Fig. 9,- and used the same way. Ifv desired, a threaded orifice may be furnished in the upper part of the rear-end closure 26. to re- ,ceive a vent-pipe 27, whereby any vapors or gases may be conducted away to a suitable apparatus for treatment before being voided into the atmosphere.

The side-sections 1 may be strengthened against compressive strain by means of in;

intervals, as required.

' The cryptth'us formed is very rigid, since the flanges 3 of the: side sections 1 provide placed at wide bearings for the longitudinal edges of the top and floor plates, while the arched, top and floor plates resist torsional stralns.

The end-closures 14 and 26 are alike in all respects, each consisting of a plate of metal provided with marginal outwardlydirected flanges 15. Double-ended headless bolts 16 passed through registering boltholes in theflanges and the abutting parts of the side and top and bottom sections, with nuts 17, secure the closures detachably in the ends of the crypt; In case it is desired to hermetically seal the joints of the closures with said sections, the following sealv ing-nieans are used, referring to said Fig. 7. Mach end-closure has formed on its inner "lace maginally a rib 18 extending all around it and abutting closely upon like ribs formed integrally on the adjacent portions of the side and top and bottom sections, as shown These ribs preferably meet on a slope to permit of readily seating the closures in the ends of the crypt, and the abutting faces of the ribs are supplied with'longitudinal grooves of semi-elliptic cross-sectier; A; strip of compressible material, such 7 as lead, of circular cross section, as shown at 20 is placed in the elliptic channel formed 'in the abutting ribs, and when the nuts are 3 tightened on the bolts 16, the ribs are drawn together, or rather, the rib 18 is drawn toward the rib 19, compressing between them the sealing strip 20 which seals the interspace by becoming deformed to fill any irregularities, the extra space in the elliptic channel permitting this i The numeral 25 denotes-a face-plate, upon which may, be placed an inscription, and

which has bolt-holes 24' through which to pass cap-screws 23, the threaded ends of the latter fitting interiorly-threaded sockets 22 formed on the outer face of the front velosure 1 L- Any face-plate may be removed without disturbance of other face-plates abutting upon it. y a

The bottom tier of cryptsmay be sup ported solidly upon T bars 29 positioned longitudinally under a base-bar 30 at each side of a crypt, the base-bar answering to the flanged parts of the side section 1 thereabove for securing purposes, and a similar top-bar 31 may be used at the top of a vertical tier of crypts, although not absolutely necessary. I l r V Since all the joints of the crypt are hermetically sealed, there is no possibility of a leakage of gases into the atmosphere, and deodorizing and disinfecting gases'of an otherwise deadly nature may be employed in a crypt for preserving remains therein,

7 without discomfort or danger to persons in the vicinity. V r y. 7

V arious minor chan es ma be effected a l 111 the form, dimensions and arrangements of the parts of my improved knockdown top andbottom wallplates; like top and bottom plates for each cell shaped integrally with a part offset at a different level than another part,'to provlde a liquid-gathering receptacle atthe bottcmand a restricted gas-collecting receiver at the top of each cell. 7 r

V Signed at Waterloo, lowa,'this 12th da-Y ,of July, 1916. a t V i enonen (JOLVIN KENNEDY, 

